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Sparks Among the Stubble
This podcast archives weekly sermons, classes, and retreats at St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Macon, Georgia. St. Innocent Orthodox Church is a parish in the Diocese of the South, Orthodox Church in America.
Sparks Among the Stubble
Latest Episodes
What Are You Doing With What God Gave You?
In this homily, we reflect on the Parable of the Talents and the many gifts God has entrusted to each of us.Our relationship with God is not meant to be transactional. God does not give us life, abilities, relationships, possessions, an...
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The Cross You Never Asked For
In this homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we reflect on the mystery of the Cross and what it means for the suffering we encounter in our own lives.Christ did not simply become the helpless victim of suffering. He...
The Invitation You Cannot Afford to Ignore
In this homily, we reflect on Christ’s parable of the wedding feast and the invitation God continually extends to each of us.The King prepares a great banquet and invites His people to come, yet many refuse. Some are simply too preoccupi...
You Can’t Take Any of It With You
Everything we have—our time, money, talents, bodies, homes, families, careers, and abilities—is a gift from God. Christianity teaches us that these things are not ultimately our possessions, but gifts entrusted to us for a time.In this h...
What Happens When Christ Disrupts Our Comfortable Life
In this homily, we reflect on Christ's encounter with the rich young man and a difficult question at the heart of the Christian life: What are we unwilling to give up in order to follow Christ?The rich young man had kept the commandment...
